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Fuel-Cell Revolution: Can Toyota Save the Electric Car?
Toyota has developed a new long-range electric vehicle powered entirely by a cutting-edge fuel cell. The project represents a dramatic departure from the goal of developing a mass-produced, effective, battery-driven electric car. But what does it mean for our future?
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The Middle East Turns To Solar Energy
As nations worldwide continue the search for alternate energy options, traditionally oil-rich Gulf states are looking up to their other abundant resource: The sun. Last year, Saudi Arabia announced it was raising funds to spend $109 billion on solar energy, in a push to secure a third of its electricity from renewable resources by 2032. In March, Abu Dhabi began operating the world’s largest solar power plant, Shams 1.
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600,000 bats killed at wind energy facilities in 2012, study says
Over 600,000 bats were killed by wind energy turbines across the United States last year, with the highest concentration of kills in the Appalachian Mountains, according to new research.
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Spain's solar police to kick in your door
The latest nail in the coffin for Spain’s solar energy producers is an Energy Law amendment which allows inspectors to enter private properties without a cour
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The secret, dirty cost of Obama's green power push
The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America's push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams that dump fertilizer into the water supply. Even the cemetery that disappeared like an apparition into a cornfield. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
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Google Invests $80 Million to Open 6 Solar Energy Plants
Google has invested $80 million in solar power plants in California and Arizona.
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Most of the world’s solar panels are facing the wrong direction
You’d think it would be easy: the sun is “up,” and, like leaves and basking reptiles, solar panels should face in that general direction. But most installers of solar panels, especially the ones for homes, follow conventional wisdom handed down from architects, which holds that in the northern hemisphere, windows and solar panels should face south.
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Two for one in solar power
A process that could revolutionize solar energy harvesting has been efficiently demonstrated in solution for the first time.
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New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Provide Opportunity for HyperSolar's Renewable Hydrogen Technology
HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today announced that it is evaluating commercial methods for onsite hydrogen production at distribution points or fueling stations to meet the demand created by the launch of fuel cell cars next year.
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Are hydrogen cars the wave of the future? Toyota thinks so.
The current conventional wisdom is that plug-in electric vehicles will be the clean, sleek cars of tomorrow. Think of Tesla's Model S or Chevrolet's Volt. These cars get most of the media attention, and policymakers tend to toss tax breaks their way. Not all automakers, however, are persuaded that plug-ins are the only way to go.
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State Pushing Hard To Expand Solar Energy To Homes
As Connecticut pushes aggressively to expand solar energy to homes across the state, few supporters are more enthusiastic than Eugene DeJoannis.
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Top-Selling Cars In Norway Now Electric Cars (Two Months In A Row) — 4 Reasons Why
For two months in a row, the top-selling car in Norway has been an electric car. (Yes, the #1 best-selling car of any kind was an electric car in both September and October.) Interestingly, it wasn't the same car. In September, it was the Tesla Model S that led Norwegian auto sales. In October, it was the Nissan Leaf.
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The dirty secrets of clean cars
WHEREVER automotive engineers gather, some wag will sooner or later announce that hydrogen is the fuel of the future—and always will be. The hydrogen-powered car has been just around the corner for decades. However, judging from announcements by Honda, Hyundai and Toyota at last week’s motor shows in Los Angeles and Tokyo, hydrogen cars will be hitting the showrooms from spring 2014 onwards. It seems the future is about to arrive.
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The future of wind power?
Capture, accelerate, concentrate. These three words express the essence of SheerWind’s approach to wind power. The name INVELOX comes from this dedication to INcreasing the VELOcity of wind. What the technology produces—energy that is affordable, abundant, safe, and clean—is nothing short of revolutionary.
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Passive Houses: 13 Reasons Why the Future Will Be Dominated by this New Pioneering Trend
What’s a passive house anyway? If you don’t know what a ‘Passive House’ is you’re in good company, most people haven’t. Passive Houses are essentially buildings which use very little energy for heating and cooling, whilst also providing a high level of comfort. If I were to describe Passive Houses in a few words it would be ‘Exceptionally energy efficient,…
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By 2020 around 20% of energy demands will be met by #wind power in the UK, up from 3% in 2011
EY predicts that the investment trend will continue and by 2020 around 20% of Britain's average demand - around 70 terrawatt hours will be met by met by wind power compaired to 3% in 2011.
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Clouds over Hawaii's rooftop solar growth hint at U.S. battle
When Gloria Adams signed a contract to install a rooftop solar power system on her Oahu home in late August, she looked forward to lower electric bills and a return on her investment in the
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2014 preview: Hydrogen SUV ready to hit the road
Hyundai's Tucson Fuel Cell can drive for almost 500 kilometres on a single tank of hydrogen – and may be safer than an ordinary, gasoline-powered car
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Peru To Provide Free Solar Power To 2 Million Of Its Poorest Residents By 2016
Peru has initiated a program that will provide more than 2 million of its poorest residents with electricity -- for free.
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Mindboggling Consequences In Wake Of Battery Price Drops
We are now in a transition period where battery prices are dropping by 20-30% each year. The consequences for the automotive industry are mind boggling. About a century ago the nascent automotive industry started out by producing electric vehicles. Even big names such as Porsche started their business on a pure-electric basis. In
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